A single bacterium that divides every half hour can result in 17 million offspring in 12 hours. Consequently, the food you just bought might spoil because bacteria present in the food have multiplied like rabbits in your car in the hot conditions that are ideal for food spoilage.
The Howard County population density is 1,132.96 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 465.39 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 21,623 people residing in the county. 94.3% were White, 1.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.8% of some other race and 2.4% of two or more races. 3.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).